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US Plant Patent PP12805

MP4

Petunia plant named ‘MP4’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 10, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12805, the photograph of MP4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12805, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP12805
Filed
April 10, 2001
Granted
July 23, 2002
Expires
April 10, 2021
Inventor
BROWN GRAHAM NOEL

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MP4’, characterized by its compact, uniform cascading and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely and continuous branching habit; small leaves; and numerous small dark purple-colored flowers with very dark purple-colored throat and venation.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MP4’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12805 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.